Behavior of Fuels at Low Temperatures

In developing the filter/separator component of the Arctic Fuel Dispensing Equipment, MERADCOM is considering two options: (1) development of a completely new filter/separator or (2) modification of the current Military Standard filter/separator for use at low temperatures. This report contains test...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frame, E. A.
Other Authors: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TXBELVOIR FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCHFACILITY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Fuels
*JET ENGINE FUELS
*DIESEL FUELS
LOW TEMPERATURE
CONDUCTIVITY
ALASKA
TEST METHODS
ICE FORMATION
INHIBITORS
VISCOSITY
FUEL CONTAMINATION
SEPARATORS
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUEL FILTERS
JP-4 fuels
JP-5 fuels
JP-8 fuels
DF-A fuels
DF-1 fuels
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA100332
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA100332
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Summary:In developing the filter/separator component of the Arctic Fuel Dispensing Equipment, MERADCOM is considering two options: (1) development of a completely new filter/separator or (2) modification of the current Military Standard filter/separator for use at low temperatures. This report contains test data on the low-temperature behavior of five test fuels - JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, DF- A, and DF-1 as well as two additional test fuels made by adding icing inhibitor (ethylene glycol monomethyl ether) to the DF-A and DF-1. Four additional fuels were obtained from Alaska (JP-4, Jet A-1, DF-A, and JP-5) and low temperature behavior of these field samples was determine. This report contains (1) a brief summary of industry practice in handling fuels at low temperatures, (2) inspection properties of test fuels, (3) viscosities and conductivities of fuels at low temperatures, (4) fuel contaminant behavior at low temperatures, and (5) fuel system icing inhibitor effects at low temperatures. (Author)

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